The Results Are In!

Chris and I saw his oncologist today and got the results of the CT scan from Monday.  The good news is that there is no progression of his cancer and maybe a tiny bit of regression!  We were worried that it was progressing because he has been feeling more discomfort in his stomach area and back, which were the initial signs of the cancer.  They don't know why he is feeling more discomfort now and why his cancer markers have been going up but the doctor thinks it may have had to do with the old stent that was replaced on Friday in his bile duct.  The sludge that accumulates can cause a blockage, even with a stent, especially the longer they are left in and we had left the original one in almost a month longer than they normally stay in. 

We are staying with the current treatment plan another 9 weeks and will have another CT scan at that time.  This is day 1 of his seventh cycle of chemo so he has had six complete cycles, for a total of 12 chemo treatments so far!  He has been a champ through this whole process and continues to do well.  We are working on getting him to eat a bit more as he is losing his taste buds and is not wanting to eat as much but he should not lose more weight if he can help it.  Oh, the irony of life. :)

Chris here...I thought that I would add something since my awesome wife has been blogging for me.  I want to thank everyone for their prayers and good thoughts.  God is so awesome and he hears everything that you send his way!  Please keep up the good work for me!  It means so much to me and my family!!

Cheers!